Cardiovascular mortality in relation to birth weight of children and grandchildren in 500 000 Norwegian families

Conclusion Associations between CVD mortality in all four grandparents and grandchild birth weight exist, and while genetic and environmental factors may contribute to these, it appears that there is an important role for maternal smoking during pregnancy (and associated paternal smoking) in generating these associations. For diabetes, however, it appears that intrauterine environmental influences and genetic factors contribute to the transgenerational associations.
Source: European Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Prevention and epidemiology Source Type: research